I was drinking water in class today, and randomly remembered an incident that taught me the importance of water.
I was 11 that time and at my first camping trip. The NDAC(Naval Dockyard Adventure Club) conducted a camp at Ranthambore, Rajasthan. It was greaaaat fun. Each day was exciting- I made many new friends and learnt a lot. I missed my family A LOT though (my brother's birthday was then sometime and I cried so much that night). Anyway.
One of the activities in the camp was trekking at the Khandar Fort, around 60 km away from the Ranthambore sanctuary.
We were told to carry sufficient amounts of water and to consume it judiciously. Our instructors always made us carry extra water just in case. We took it for granted that they'd let us take water from the extra bottles if we needed it later, all of us happily drank our water- though we were told off by our instructors to not finish our water so soon- even before reaching halfway. For a little while, we did manage with our empty bottles and thirst but soon we started to feel the strain of the trek and the strong heat of the Sun.
We begged our instructors to let us open the extra cans of water. Initially they refused politely but later as the day progressed, and our requests became more whiny, the refusals became "Bola tha na paani jaldi khatam nahi karne! Samajh nahi aata tumhe, akal ke dushmano! Kisi ko paani nahi milega! Chup chap trek khatam karo aur neeche gaao ka hand pump hai... vahan jaake pee lena!"
I think that's what kept us all going throughout. We were SO THIRSTY and tired... the Sun sucked out all our energy, exactly like in those Glucon-D ads. But the only thing on all our minds was to reach the village's hand pump. After what seemed like days, we finally reached there and drank all the water we could possibly stomach. That was one of the most liberating feelings ever. I will NEVER forget the lesson I learnt that day.
Very rarely do we realize the importance of something that is available to us, but when it is taken away, we find it hard to cope without it.
Water is an extremely crucial aspect of our life, without which we cannot sustain. Each one of us should feel lucky that it is abundant around us.
Always always always conserve water.
I was 11 that time and at my first camping trip. The NDAC(Naval Dockyard Adventure Club) conducted a camp at Ranthambore, Rajasthan. It was greaaaat fun. Each day was exciting- I made many new friends and learnt a lot. I missed my family A LOT though (my brother's birthday was then sometime and I cried so much that night). Anyway.
One of the activities in the camp was trekking at the Khandar Fort, around 60 km away from the Ranthambore sanctuary.
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| Khandar Fort, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan |
We were told to carry sufficient amounts of water and to consume it judiciously. Our instructors always made us carry extra water just in case. We took it for granted that they'd let us take water from the extra bottles if we needed it later, all of us happily drank our water- though we were told off by our instructors to not finish our water so soon- even before reaching halfway. For a little while, we did manage with our empty bottles and thirst but soon we started to feel the strain of the trek and the strong heat of the Sun.
We begged our instructors to let us open the extra cans of water. Initially they refused politely but later as the day progressed, and our requests became more whiny, the refusals became "Bola tha na paani jaldi khatam nahi karne! Samajh nahi aata tumhe, akal ke dushmano! Kisi ko paani nahi milega! Chup chap trek khatam karo aur neeche gaao ka hand pump hai... vahan jaake pee lena!"
I think that's what kept us all going throughout. We were SO THIRSTY and tired... the Sun sucked out all our energy, exactly like in those Glucon-D ads. But the only thing on all our minds was to reach the village's hand pump. After what seemed like days, we finally reached there and drank all the water we could possibly stomach. That was one of the most liberating feelings ever. I will NEVER forget the lesson I learnt that day.
Very rarely do we realize the importance of something that is available to us, but when it is taken away, we find it hard to cope without it.
Water is an extremely crucial aspect of our life, without which we cannot sustain. Each one of us should feel lucky that it is abundant around us.
Always always always conserve water.
